Ernie Irvan
Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally
referred to as "Swervin' Irvan", is a retired American stock car
racing driver. A former competitor in NASCAR, he is best remembered
for his comeback after a serious head injury at
MichiganMichigan International
Speedway. He is inducted in numerous halls of fame and was named one
of
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998
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Pole Position
In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the
front row at the start of a racing event. This position is typically
given to the vehicle and driver with the best qualifying time in the
trials before the race (the leader in the starting grid). This
number-one qualifying driver is referred to as the pole sitter.
Grid position is typically determined by a qualifying session prior to
the race, where race participants compete to ascend to the number 1
grid slot, the driver, pilot, or rider having recorded fastest
qualification time awarded the advantage of the number 1 grid slot
(i.e. pole-position) ahead of all other vehicles for the start of the
race.
Historically, the fastest qualifier was not necessarily the designated
pole-sitter. Different sanctioning bodies in motor sport employ
different qualifying formats in designating who starts from pole
position
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International
Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a
NASCARNASCAR short track venue located in
Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first
NASCARNASCAR race
on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most
popular tracks on the
NASCARNASCAR schedule because of its distinct
features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete
surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating
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Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly named Alabama International Motor
Speedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega,
Alabama.[1] It is located on the former
Anniston Air Force BaseAnniston Air Force Base in the
small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969
by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by
the France Family. The track currently hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR
Cup Series,
NASCARNASCAR Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series.
Talladega is the longest
NASCARNASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long
(4.281 km) like the Daytona International Speedway, which is
2.5-mile-long (4.0 km)
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The
Monster EnergyMonster EnergyNASCARNASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup
Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock
Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). It is named for the current sponsor, Monster
Energy, but has been known by other names in the past. The series
began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Series, and from 1950 to 1970 it
was known as the Grand National Series. In 1971, when the series began
leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it
was referred to as the Winston Cup Series. A similar deal was made
with Nextel in 2003, and it became the Nextel Cup Series
(2004–2007).[1] Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the
series was renamed the Sprint Cup Series, which lasted until 2016
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2002 Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and
commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, were a winter multi-sport event that
was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake
City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 78
nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held
throughout 165 sporting sessions
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